Investigators are hoping new digital sketches help them solve a decades-old mystery in Allenstown.

In November 1985, the body of a woman and a female child who was 8 to 10 years old were discovered in a metal drum in the woods of Allenstown. The bodies were found near where Andrea Kelly lives, and she said she remembered the police investigation at the time.

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"They came to every person's door and asked, 'Have you heard anything or anyone that's missing?' and we were like, 'No, we haven't heard anything,'" she said.

Kelly said that eventually, the memories of that day began to fade. Then, in May 2000, another grim discovery was made. Two more bodies were found in a metal drum near the original site.

The victims were two girls. One was 1 to 3 years old. The other was 4 to 8 years old. Kelly said old fears resurfaced.

"I brought my children up here, my grandchildren and everything, and it's like, is there a murderer out there?" she said.

Using facial reconstruction technology, forensic investigators have put together new models of what the victims may have looked like. Investigators said they believe all four were killed sometime between 1977 and 1985, but they don't know their identities. They hope the new sketches will change that.

Through DNA testing, investigators were able to determine that the youngest child and the 4- to 8-year-old girl were related to the adult woman. Police believe it's possible that all four victims are related.

Kelly said the fact that the person responsible has never been caught is still in the back of her mind.

"Because it's all dark out there. You don't know who you're going to come across in the middle of the road," she said. "It is scary."

Kelly said she hopes someone will come forward so that the victim's family will know peace and that justice can be done.